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Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott
"You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. There is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver."
I picked this up at my local bookstore without realizing I had read it in high school since it now has a different cover. At the end of the day, all books on writing say the same thing: just start writing. As someone who wants to write a novel, I keep reading books on writing to put off the writing so then the advice slaps me in the face. Still, I did fully enjoy this and there are several parts I needed to hear such as when Lamott discusses how important not writing is as well. Writers need that break to fill up and want to write again. We can't force creativity no matter how much we make ourselves believe that we can. Overall a great addition to my personal library.
I picked this up at my local bookstore without realizing I had read it in high school since it now has a different cover. At the end of the day, all books on writing say the same thing: just start writing. As someone who wants to write a novel, I keep reading books on writing to put off the writing so then the advice slaps me in the face. Still, I did fully enjoy this and there are several parts I needed to hear such as when Lamott discusses how important not writing is as well. Writers need that break to fill up and want to write again. We can't force creativity no matter how much we make ourselves believe that we can. Overall a great addition to my personal library.